Kobe Steel announced a change in the effective date of its capital and business alliance with Miura, under which Miura acquires Kobelco Compressors shares to form a joint venture.

Kobe Steel and Miura Co. concluded final agreements under which Miura invests in Kobe Steel's subsidiary Kobelco Compressors and Kobe Steel invests in Miura, forming a capital and business alliance in standard air compressors.

Kobe Steel concluded an absorption-type company split agreement transferring its standard compressor business to its wholly owned subsidiary Kobelco Compressors, with effect planned for July 1, 2021. A planned capital and business alliance with Miura, creating a joint venture, is still being finalized.

Kobe Steel and Miura Co. signed a basic agreement on March 5, 2021 under which Miura would acquire 49% of Kobelco Compressors after the company split, making it a joint venture.

Kobe Steel announced on March 5, 2021 that it will transfer its standard compressor business to its wholly owned subsidiary Kobelco Compressors through a simplified absorption-type company split.

Bostik started up a new industrial adhesives plant in Nara, Japan, within the Bostik-Nitta joint venture, 80% owned by Arkema. The lines serve non-woven hygiene and industrial packaging, labelling, transportation and electronics markets.

Toyo Seikan announced on 27 May 2020 a total investment of about ¥12 billion to add automated aluminum two-piece can manufacturing equipment at its Ishioka plant in Ibaraki, with start-up from April 2021.

Asahi Printing completed a pharmaceutical and cosmetics packaging factory in Kizugawa, Kyoto, built for about 6 billion yen next to an existing plant. It will start full operation within the month, alongside its Toyama site.

Burckhardt Compression has acquired the global compressor business of The Japan Steel Works (JSW). The deal value was not disclosed in the article.

Kaneka has completed a PHBH biodegradable polymer plant with annual production capacity of about 5,000 tons, five times its previous model, at an investment of around 2.5 billion yen.

Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions won a $368 million contract to build 68 electric locomotives and spare parts for Taiwan Railways Administration at its Fuchu Complex in Japan, with deliveries starting in 2022.

Food tray maker Efupico will invest about 2.7 billion yen to expand processing and moulding equipment for food containers made from used PET bottles. It plans to raise capacity by 20% within fiscal 2020.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines received an order from All Nippon Airways to retrofit intermediate pressure compressor modules on Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines for its Boeing 787 fleet, with first shipment completed September 11, 2019.

TBM began construction on August 26, 2019 of its second domestic LIMEX plant in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, with about 25,000 tonnes annual output and operations planned for winter 2020, employing around 60 local workers.

Hydraulic component maker Takako will move its headquarters to Kizugawa, Kyoto, with a new office and factory due for completion in January 2021. The new plant will mass-produce solenoid valves for automotive use; the investment is undisclosed.

Nikkiso plans to build a cryogenic pump test facility in Miyazaki for about 5.5 billion yen by 2020, allowing final testing with actual LNG instead of shipping products to Las Vegas.

Nikkiso plans to move industrial and aerospace production from its Higashimurayama plant to its Miyazaki plant, investing about 9.5 billion yen to expand capacity there, with about 100 new jobs. Completion is planned by 2021.

A Toshiba consortium won an EPC contract including civil engineering for replacement of the Goi Thermal Power Station, a 2,340 MW LNG-fueled combined cycle plant ordered by Goi United Generation LLC, with operation expected from 2024 to 2025.

Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals decided to build a new plant at the Bando Inter Industrial Park in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, producing gravure inks and coating agents, with construction from November 2019 and operations from July 2021.

CITIC Capital Japan Partners III completed its acquisition of the entire stake in Nippon Oil Pump Co., Ltd. on 4 December 2018. Nippon Oil Pump makes internal gear pumps for machine tools, construction vehicles and other end markets. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Toyo Seikan Group's subsidiary Toyo Seikan will build a new plant building at its Toyohashi factory in Aichi Prefecture to make plastic pouches and cups, with total investment of about 9 billion yen including capacity equipment. Completion is planned for March 2020.

Toyo Seikan decided to construct a new factory building for manufacturing flexible packaging containers within its Toyohashi Plant in Aichi Prefecture. The project costs 9 billion yen and is scheduled for completion in March 2020.

OMRON Automotive Electronics became part of the Nidec group under the new name Nidec Mobility, to work with Nidec's automotive motor unit on modules and systems. The change was reported on 12 November 2019.

Valmet will supply a 75 MWe biomass-fired CFB boiler and a flue gas cleaning system to Air Water and Energia Power Onahama for its Onahama plant in Iwaki City, Japan, with JFE Engineering as EPC contractor. Installation starts in 2019 and commercial operation is planned for the first half of 2021.

Mandom will invest about JPY 11 billion to build a new production building at its Fukusaki plant in Hyogo, Japan, raising capacity of wax and other cosmetics by 60% to 230 million units a year. Production of the new building is scheduled to start in November 2020.

Rengo resolved to subscribe to 2,150,000 new shares in Toppan Containers and buy 340,000 shares from Toppan Printing, making Toppan Containers its subsidiary. The deal is subject to antitrust approvals in Japan and China.

SIG and Dai Nippon Printing signed a joint venture agreement to bring carton packaging and filling technology solutions to the Japanese food and beverage industry. The item is dated March 8, 2018.

Tri-Wall Japan Co., Ltd. acquired 100% of J-Pack Co., Ltd., according to a Tri-Wall news item dated 14 October 2024. The article text is truncated so further details are unavailable.

Efupiko began operations at its Kanto Eco Pet plant in Yachiyo, Ibaraki, Japan, which produces about 20,000 tonnes per year of recycled PET raw material. The investment was about ¥15.7 billion, and the company announced the start on November 1, 2017.

Murata Manufacturing will build a new production building at its Wakura Murata Manufacturing site in Nanao, Ishikawa, with construction starting February 2018 and completion targeted January 2019 at about JPY 3.5 billion.

Murata Manufacturing acquired the land and buildings of Sony's former Neagari semiconductor plant in Nomi, Ishikawa, completed October 13, 2017, forming Kanazawa Murata Manufacturing Nomi plant to meet electronic component demand.

Air Liquide announced the acquisition of Sogo Sangyo Kabushiki Kaisha (SSKK), a Japanese medical gases and home healthcare provider in the Tokyo region with over 150 employees, on September 26, 2017.

Japanese bearing maker NSK is launching a new plant in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, this autumn to produce very large bearings used in railways and wind power generation.

Nidec plans a sevenfold increase in production capacity for speed reducers used in industrial robots, adding equipment to meet rising automation demand.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Forklift, Engine and Turbocharger Holdings raised its stake in Mitsubishi Nichiyu Forklift to 51% and transferred its 65% UniCarriers stake to Mitsubishi Nichiyu Forklift, making UniCarriers wholly owned by that group.

Yamaha Outdoor Power agreed to acquire Subaru Industrial Power Products, taking over three multi-purpose V-Twin engine models after Fuji Heavy Industries ceases their production. The deal is expected to be completed by October 1, 2017.

EBARA has completed a new manufacturing plant and service facilities in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, with operations starting November 15, 2016. The plant makes semiconductor manufacturing equipment and CMP systems and doubles EBARA's precision product capacity in Kumamoto.